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Post by somersetstokie on Mar 7, 2023 13:22:50 GMT
This may not be news to many but it is news to me.
Former Stoke City Manager Chris Kamara, "one of football’s most popular figures", (Swindon Times), will receive an MBE honour at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, today.
The 65-year-old, known for his catchphrase “Unbelievable Jeff”, played for nine English professional clubs in a career spanning 20 years before going on to manage Bradford and Stoke.
In more recent years he became best known for his work as a pundit and presenter on Sky Sports.
Kamara is being made an MBE for services to Association Football, to anti-racism and to charity. And Clowning.
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Post by thevoid on Mar 7, 2023 14:33:10 GMT
Impossible not to like Kammy even allowing for his disastrous spell as manager. One of the good guys
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Post by mrcoke on Mar 7, 2023 15:29:26 GMT
Chris suffers a mental health issue that affects his speech and thought processes.
He should receive everyone's good will.
In his autobiography he says he was not given any support at Stoke from the day he walked in. I know there may be a view that "he would say that wouldn't he?" but I'm prepared to give him the benefit of any doubt.
I've not met him but he strikes me as a genuine guy who bares his heart felt feelings.
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Post by mrcoke on Mar 8, 2023 10:37:31 GMT
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Post by lordb on Mar 8, 2023 12:06:23 GMT
Chris suffers a mental health issue that affects his speech and thought processes. He should receive everyone's good will. In his autobiography he says he was not given any support at Stoke from the day he walked in. I know there may be a view that " he would say that wouldn't he?" but I'm prepared to give him the benefit of any doubt. I've not met him but he strikes me as a genuine guy who bares his heart felt feelings. Undoubtedly completely true would go further and state that Jex Moxey undermined him |
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Post by prestwichpotter on Mar 8, 2023 12:10:45 GMT
Chris suffers a mental health issue that affects his speech and thought processes. He should receive everyone's good will. In his autobiography he says he was not given any support at Stoke from the day he walked in. I know there may be a view that " he would say that wouldn't he?" but I'm prepared to give him the benefit of any doubt. I've not met him but he strikes me as a genuine guy who bares his heart felt feelings. He suffers from aspraxia doesn't he, is that not more of a neurological issue? Top bloke though as you rightly say....... |
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Post by spiderpuss on Mar 8, 2023 12:29:13 GMT
Met him once, top bloke and I've no reason at all to suspect he would lie about the conditions he arrived at during his time at Stoke.
We were a mess back then and anyone would have struggled to get anything going. It needed the "Icelandic" fire break to cure our ills. Also I don't count any manager's term below 1/2 a season, he just simply wasn't given any chance or time.
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Post by teenagefanclub on Mar 8, 2023 17:59:13 GMT
There is a great tweet from prince and princess of wales about it (can someone post link to it as still don’t know how to do it via my phone)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2023 18:40:22 GMT
There is a great tweet from prince and princess of wales about it (can someone post link to it as still don’t know how to do it via my phone) |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Mar 8, 2023 18:41:54 GMT
There is a great tweet from prince and princess of wales about it (can someone post link to it as still don’t know how to do it via my phone) What a fantastic photo |
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Post by thevoid on Mar 8, 2023 19:09:02 GMT
There is a great tweet from prince and princess of wales about it (can someone post link to it as still don’t know how to do it via my phone) I'm not a Royalist but fair play, that's ace 👏 Kammy looks thrilled |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Mar 8, 2023 19:18:36 GMT
I'm not a Royalist but fair play, that's ace 👏 Kammy looks thrilled Do you think Kammy is laughing at Williams “egg in a nest”?😏 |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Mar 8, 2023 21:39:34 GMT
When I was in the navy in the early 70s I was serving on the destroyer HMS London and played for the ships team. Our keeper was also a member of the full RN team for which Kammy also played. Our keeper was full of admiration for Kammy and said then he would make it as a professional footballer. Portsmouth bought him out of the RN and he signed for them under Ian St John which was the start of his professional career.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Mar 8, 2023 21:41:39 GMT
Read his autobiography he’s clearly a genuine good guy who thoroughly deserves his MBE.
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Post by franklin on Mar 8, 2023 22:17:43 GMT
He's a good lad so much so that my Labrador was named Kamara in his honour.
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